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$51.56 +2.01 (+4.06%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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FR vs. ARE, AVB, EGP, LXP, PLD, PLYM, REXR, STAG, TRNO, and UDR

Should you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), EastGroup Properties (EGP), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), Prologis (PLD), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Stag Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

First Industrial Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors

First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 10 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 5 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 1.54 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 38.70% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 9.92% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust38.70% 9.92% 5.08%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities -0.33%-0.05%-0.03%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than First Industrial Realty Trust. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Industrial Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Industrial Realty Trust$669.64M10.19$287.55M$2.0525.15
Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.49$322.95M-$0.13-622.08

99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Industrial Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $55.10, indicating a potential upside of 6.86%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus target price of $97.17, indicating a potential upside of 20.15%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FR vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Industrial Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.83B$8.54B$12.61B$21.32B
Dividend Yield3.45%5.43%5.44%3.51%
P/E Ratio25.1579.4319.4129.14
Price / Sales10.195.0926.1255.22
Price / Cash14.6018.4122.1924.09
Price / Book2.501.752.355.47
Net Income$287.55M$130.30M$1.01B$992.74M
7 Day Performance5.47%4.18%1.74%2.68%
1 Month Performance0.93%0.72%1.03%1.53%
1 Year Performance-8.58%-8.08%537.36%10.77%

First Industrial Realty Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FR
First Industrial Realty Trust
4.4289 of 5 stars
$51.56
+4.1%
$55.10
+6.9%
-6.3%$6.83B$669.64M25.15160News Coverage
Positive News
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
4.5559 of 5 stars
$77.30
+1.6%
$97.17
+25.7%
-31.7%$13.37B$3.12B-594.62590Positive News
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.544 of 5 stars
$188.43
-1.1%
$225.64
+19.7%
-11.2%$26.83B$2.91B23.212,988News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision
EGP
EastGroup Properties
4.1527 of 5 stars
$161.00
-1.2%
$189.31
+17.6%
-8.7%$8.59B$640.23M34.7790News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Increase
LXP
LXP Industrial Trust
4.5115 of 5 stars
$8.14
-1.2%
$10.50
+29.1%
-11.8%$2.41B$358.46M29.0570News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PLD
Prologis
4.028 of 5 stars
$105.50
-1.0%
$120.33
+14.1%
-11.0%$97.91B$8.20B28.592,703News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
PLYM
Plymouth Industrial REIT
3.7585 of 5 stars
$14.63
-2.3%
$20.44
+39.8%
-12.3%$651.68M$198.35M5.0840News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
REXR
Rexford Industrial Realty
3.2894 of 5 stars
$37.72
-1.0%
$39.82
+5.6%
-21.1%$8.93B$936.41M27.94220News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
STAG
Stag Industrial
3.5055 of 5 stars
$34.35
-1.2%
$38.17
+11.1%
-7.9%$6.41B$803.23M27.0590Positive News
Dividend Announcement
TRNO
Terreno Realty
2.8736 of 5 stars
$53.61
-1.1%
$64.00
+19.4%
-16.2%$5.54B$382.62M21.2840Positive News
Analyst Forecast
UDR
United Dominion Realty Trust
4.5611 of 5 stars
$38.11
-1.1%
$45.23
+18.7%
-8.0%$12.63B$1.67B100.281,432News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision

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